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who would have thouge ht, right, we go back to civil rights movement. there was always resistance to american intervention, military intervention in latin america. y there is more military intervention in latin americanvs today beyond the drug war that e never was when there was the specter of fighting communists. this is a law of unintended consequences that we haveare created which is why i am jimd. moret about policies, bads bad policies getting infected. here is a bad policy enacted that has never been fixed.it h it just gets worse and worse. as foster prison populations, nonviolent offenders. arms, gangs in our communities. chicago is a good example. wars in la unamerican and created -- where is all thishe money going to make billions of american dollars spent on the drug war. it is in the cartel pockets. fortunately -- nsa this inher general. sometimes i worry about all beb together and talk about.tag it sounds like we're talkingre about, we are victims are we arr oppressed or we are excluded. and that's true, but the otherfs side of history is th
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and lego we will talk about the civil rights division. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> by the end of 1985, the cia is and see. or at least some people do not like what happened. the cia has been drawn in to what has gone on. reagan has not officially told them to do anything like this. in 1985 ready to decide on this presidential finding to authorize covert operations. it says that because of these reasons, i ordered these agencies to do this, this, and this. and it is fairly specific. there were two things about this finding that were highly unusual. the first thing? it was retroactive. contrary to the law. the law clearly states that a finding is supposed to be signed by the president before the covert action is initiated. not after it has been going on. this 1985 finding says explicitly the law prior actions are hereby ratified or approved. the second thing that is unusual? it states explicitly, the document does, do not tell the house and senate intelligence committees about this. do not tell them. these are very unusual an
and lego we will talk about the civil rights division. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> by the end of 1985, the cia is and see. or at least some people do not like what happened. the cia has been drawn in to what has gone on. reagan has not officially told them to do anything like this. in 1985 ready to decide on this presidential finding to authorize covert operations. it says that because of these reasons, i ordered these agencies to do this, this, and this. and it is fairly...
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rights my sister civil rights come on now i mean did she get murdered by civil rights no. he was murdered by the state and they have everything to lose because they were sloppy they were arrogant and they have censored everything the reality is truth always emerges it's coming up now it has a force of its own and we're happy to see that truth is coming out and maybe justice will be done soon well it's all right i don't really care it's ironic the base of the civil rights case of course certainly on her and she was just practicing our civil rights the first amendment and she was murdered for it and i wanted to really quickly get to this new investigation that's been initiated what is going on with it it's an amazing advancement in the cause and also what would justice look like for you and your family for the death of your sister. well. there's been no redress accountability or apology for can state in fact they get this in the shins since day one every. one associated with kent state that the witness is and participants anyone that was harmed by it was chased down by j. ed
rights my sister civil rights come on now i mean did she get murdered by civil rights no. he was murdered by the state and they have everything to lose because they were sloppy they were arrogant and they have censored everything the reality is truth always emerges it's coming up now it has a force of its own and we're happy to see that truth is coming out and maybe justice will be done soon well it's all right i don't really care it's ironic the base of the civil rights case of course...
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and he sets out to pass... ( applause ) and he sets out to pass civil rights bills, the voting right bills, medication bill, education bill. he changes the country. >> stephen: all those things, medicare, voting rights, civil rights bill, head start, right? all those things -- did this book start off as a series of spooky stories to scare republicans around a camp fire at night? because all of those things are things they'd like to get rid of at this point. >> yes, they certainly would. the thing was the other side, you know, all these things like head start, we think maybe they failed. but the reason we think they failed, stephen, is that they never got adequately funded because the other side of lyndon johnson was vietnam. he escalated that war until there was not enough money for anything else. >> stephen: in the fog of war, bob mcnamara, secretary of defense robert mcnamara says that kennedy likely would have deescalated that involvement in vietnam. but when johnson came in, the recordings of him saying i know that you and the president were saying that you were going to deescala
and he sets out to pass... ( applause ) and he sets out to pass civil rights bills, the voting right bills, medication bill, education bill. he changes the country. >> stephen: all those things, medicare, voting rights, civil rights bill, head start, right? all those things -- did this book start off as a series of spooky stories to scare republicans around a camp fire at night? because all of those things are things they'd like to get rid of at this point. >> yes, they certainly...
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this is matter of civil and human rights. >> lou: it's inspiring. i can't find any connection whatsoever to your civil rights or i haven't heard anyone suggest that people who are acting in contra investigation of your laws are somehow entitled to civil rights? >> people the people aren't americans. you are sinking the boat here. >> lou: why is it that the chamber of commerce, business roundtable, all of the elites on the right and left are combined? they spent, by the way, $1.5 billion from 2008 to 2012 lobbying on this one issue, more than any other issue before the u.s. congress and senate. >> they want cheap labor. rest of us make up the difference. i have never seen an issue the elite the elected representatives and media or one side and that is why they have to lie. to see marco rubio saying, oh, no, they won't be able to collect any government assistance of. he said a week after they voted down to prevent illegal aliens to get benefits under obamacare. about 50% of illegal immigrants are collecting welfare now. >> lou: it is a peculiar time i
this is matter of civil and human rights. >> lou: it's inspiring. i can't find any connection whatsoever to your civil rights or i haven't heard anyone suggest that people who are acting in contra investigation of your laws are somehow entitled to civil rights? >> people the people aren't americans. you are sinking the boat here. >> lou: why is it that the chamber of commerce, business roundtable, all of the elites on the right and left are combined? they spent, by the way,...
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dwight eisenhower was not great on civil rights. there was the people in the civil rights movement, a lot of them thought it was because of eisenhower that they had the struggles in the 50's and the early 60s because of his feeling on so much progress, he was too reluctant on so many changes. but it was a cool pick. >> and in 1957 you can't lead leave out the troops in little rock. >> actually in our control room we have a running game joke. we don't have a control room. >> cenk: all right, the next question. >> could you explain the explain the progressive movement and it's agenda to a five-year-old? what the progressive stands for in a phrase? >> cenk: i can. i can do this one first. i'll do it like bush. it stands for progress and liberty and freedom. i wrote it on my hand. that's sarah palin actually. no freedom for everybody. the civil rights movement, we expand freedom to the blacks in the country we extend freedom to women in the country extend extending freedom to more and more people. that's the explanation of progressive.
dwight eisenhower was not great on civil rights. there was the people in the civil rights movement, a lot of them thought it was because of eisenhower that they had the struggles in the 50's and the early 60s because of his feeling on so much progress, he was too reluctant on so many changes. but it was a cool pick. >> and in 1957 you can't lead leave out the troops in little rock. >> actually in our control room we have a running game joke. we don't have a control room. >>...
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if the group lost its tax exempt status, it would have crippled the civil rights organization. after nearly a two-year investigation, the irs decided the chairman's comments didn't violate the group's tax status. we've heard a lot of republican outrage this week about the irs. but i don't remember hearing any republican outrage when the naacp was investigated just as george bush was trying to get re-elected. hmm. i wonder why. joining me now is julian bond, former chairman of the naacp. thank you for being here tonight. >> it's my pleasure, reverend. thank you for having me. >> now, mr. bond, you were chair of the naacp when it faced this audit. how did the irs explain their investigation back in 2004? >> the letter we got from the irs said that i had criticized president bush. now, you know, i've been a citizen of the united states since my birth. and i've always believed that with that citizenship came the right to criticize presidents, mayors, people in public office, anybody you chose. and was just shocked to see this was the rationale for what for us was two years of strug
if the group lost its tax exempt status, it would have crippled the civil rights organization. after nearly a two-year investigation, the irs decided the chairman's comments didn't violate the group's tax status. we've heard a lot of republican outrage this week about the irs. but i don't remember hearing any republican outrage when the naacp was investigated just as george bush was trying to get re-elected. hmm. i wonder why. joining me now is julian bond, former chairman of the naacp. thank...
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they used the bible to justify slavery, anti civil rights, et cetera. the minute you challenge them, they'd cry oh, i'm the victim, why won't you let me use the bible to hate other people? you know who didn't want to use the bible to hate other people? jesus christ, except there was no bible back then, but you see my point. >> dominic red said because there will always be easily influenced people, should libs fight fire with fire? cenk: generally i'm in favor of extra fire. i like fight be fire with fire. they have money, we should raise more money and then crush them and then get money out of politics. you don't want to be like them. what they do is they lie. if you lie then you lost credibility, and what was the point of doing this in the first place? i'm not playing a partisan game here. the democrats are not my uncles. i got no interest in defending them. we fight back with the fire of honesty, forged in the valyrian fires. more "game of thrones" references. >> how big a wrestling fan were you? >> as a kid i'm old school, the living legend, no, not
they used the bible to justify slavery, anti civil rights, et cetera. the minute you challenge them, they'd cry oh, i'm the victim, why won't you let me use the bible to hate other people? you know who didn't want to use the bible to hate other people? jesus christ, except there was no bible back then, but you see my point. >> dominic red said because there will always be easily influenced people, should libs fight fire with fire? cenk: generally i'm in favor of extra fire. i like fight...
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rights icon emmett till. earlier this week, pepsico pulled an internet ad which left many wondering about the line between art and commerce. here's nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: from the moment this ad for mountain dew hit the internet, criticism poured in. >> i don't think i can do this! >> reporter: so much criticism, mountain dew's parent company pepsico quickly had it pulled. >> what was it saying? black, thuggish men victimizing a white woman. is that what pepsi is saying that mountain dew stands for? >> the ad features a woman made up to appear as if she's been assaulted along with members of an alternative hip-hop group in a police lineup. it was produced by popular rapper and video producer tyler the creator. >> the risk here when you try to borrow some of the cultural relevance from someone who is controversial is that they push it a little too far, push it beyond the boundaries of what a brand is comfortable with. >> in this case, some members of the public became very uncomfortable. one calmed
rights icon emmett till. earlier this week, pepsico pulled an internet ad which left many wondering about the line between art and commerce. here's nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: from the moment this ad for mountain dew hit the internet, criticism poured in. >> i don't think i can do this! >> reporter: so much criticism, mountain dew's parent company pepsico quickly had it pulled. >> what was it saying? black, thuggish men victimizing a white woman. is that what pepsi...
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civil rights laws. there have been a whole host of things that this administration has done, this justice department in particular that is consistent with what the president campaigned on and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> during the last administration, executive orders that continued and what already happened, civil rights laws -- there are so many examples that people are disappointed in this administration both on the left and right. do you need change course? >> no, we're not. this administration has put a real value on the rule of law. values as americans. i think the actions that we have taken are consistent with both. if one looks at dispassionate way what we have done if a whole variety of areas, we, i found more abundant civil rights division. that is a division that has record numbers of cases, protected record numbers of people. i would take issue with regard to how we have conducted the war on terror with regard to interrogation policy. there were changes made
civil rights laws. there have been a whole host of things that this administration has done, this justice department in particular that is consistent with what the president campaigned on and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> during the last administration, executive orders that continued and what already happened, civil rights laws -- there are so many examples that people are disappointed in this administration both on the left and right. do you need change...
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i didn't hear him say what i was hoping for which is this is also a civil rights violation. this is a hate crime perpetrated against these women because of their gender. that's also on the books. >> how would you make that case beyond the obvious? >> you show that he targeted women because of his animus against them. >> how do you make that an extraordinarily important? in other words, you could argue all heterosexual rape, if you want to call it that, male, female, is related to anger, domination. how would you distinguish this from the general argument that all rape is of that nature? >> one could politically make an argument even a single rape is a hate crime. i'm saying here you have three women kidnapped because they're female. raped because they're female. beaten because they're female. what case -- what better case is there than this? he should make it as a political statement. he should make the remarks clear that this is a civil rights violation against women under his jurisdiction. >> as you point out a moment ago, the charges against this suspect are so strong, yo
i didn't hear him say what i was hoping for which is this is also a civil rights violation. this is a hate crime perpetrated against these women because of their gender. that's also on the books. >> how would you make that case beyond the obvious? >> you show that he targeted women because of his animus against them. >> how do you make that an extraordinarily important? in other words, you could argue all heterosexual rape, if you want to call it that, male, female, is related...
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you were a civil rights protestor in the '60s. you were there doing sit-ins at segregated lunch counters. >> that's correct. >> john: how do you think the lgbt civil rights movement compares with that? >> there are clearly differences. because the segregation rules were oppressive in a broadway. but what is being denied here are marriage rights. not colored people but civil unions. i'm intrigued the methodist discipline seems to acknowledge the equivalent of civil unions even for people who are gay or lesbian. so it's trying to stress the sank -- sanctifying character of marriage as such. of course, people who want the right to marry, same-sex marriage, are really saying we, too, are summoned to be a part of that. that's our calling too. it is not just yourself. that's clearly the vision of my son and his husband. >> john: the reverend thomas w. ogletree, minister, scholar and retired minister of yale divinity school. good luck to you and your family. >> blessings on you. >> john: sadly another garment tragedy in bangladesh and an
you were a civil rights protestor in the '60s. you were there doing sit-ins at segregated lunch counters. >> that's correct. >> john: how do you think the lgbt civil rights movement compares with that? >> there are clearly differences. because the segregation rules were oppressive in a broadway. but what is being denied here are marriage rights. not colored people but civil unions. i'm intrigued the methodist discipline seems to acknowledge the equivalent of civil unions even...
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we have, i think been been aggressive in or enforcement of the civil rights laws. there's a whole host of things this administration has done that are consistent with what i believe the president campaigned on and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> reporter: -- during the last administration, president signed executive orders that effectively continued what had already happened. you mentioned civil rights laws, better there are so many other examples that -- both on the left and the right. do you need to change course? aren't you trampling on civil liberties the same way the bush administration is? >> no, we're not. this administration has put a real value on the rule of law, and our values, as americans, i think the actions that we have taken are consistent with both. if one looks in a dispassionate way, what we have done in a variety of areas i've found a more abundant civil rights division. that is a division now that has brought record numbers of cases, protected record numbers of people, i will take issue with you with regard to how w
we have, i think been been aggressive in or enforcement of the civil rights laws. there's a whole host of things this administration has done that are consistent with what i believe the president campaigned on and what we promised at the beginning of this administration. >> reporter: -- during the last administration, president signed executive orders that effectively continued what had already happened. you mentioned civil rights laws, better there are so many other examples that -- both...
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without basic human rights he said, civil rights are an empty promise. so in honor of dr. king and all of those who labored to end the old jim crow, i hope we will commit ourselves to building a rights movement and mass incarceration, a movement for education, a movement for jobs, not jails. a movement to and and all of the legal discrimination against people, discrimination that denies them their abusive -- basic human rights to work, to shelter into food. what must we do to the guinness movement? first i believe we got to begin by telling the truth, the whole truth. we have got to be willing to admit out loud that we as a nation have managed to re-create a system in this country. we have got to be willing to tell the truth in our schools, our churches and our places of worship, behind bars. we have got to be willing to tell the truth so a great awakening to reality of what has occurred can come to pass. because the reality is that this new caste like system does not come with signs. there are new no whites only signs anymore. there are no signs alerting us to the system
without basic human rights he said, civil rights are an empty promise. so in honor of dr. king and all of those who labored to end the old jim crow, i hope we will commit ourselves to building a rights movement and mass incarceration, a movement for education, a movement for jobs, not jails. a movement to and and all of the legal discrimination against people, discrimination that denies them their abusive -- basic human rights to work, to shelter into food. what must we do to the guinness...
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perez is the head of the civil rights division of the justice department. he was using a shaky legally theory to extract positions out of banks. he did a deal with the city to get the case withdrawn from a supreme court docket. >> paul: this was case that st. paul was litigating for how long? >> almost a decade. there were two cases brought by whistleblowers that could have netted $200,000. >> he didn't prosecute black panthers. he went back and harassed the state. that is just the beginning. >> paul: what about the issue of emails that he had been using his personal account, personal email account to conduct government business which a violation of the federal records act. now that has become a source of contention, as well. explain? >> the house is investigating this quid pro quo with the city of st. paul for about a year now. well before he was nominated. in the course of that investigation, he didn't make himself available to investigators until right before.... >> paul: we should say we asked him to talk to us about that and he has declined. >> and did
perez is the head of the civil rights division of the justice department. he was using a shaky legally theory to extract positions out of banks. he did a deal with the city to get the case withdrawn from a supreme court docket. >> paul: this was case that st. paul was litigating for how long? >> almost a decade. there were two cases brought by whistleblowers that could have netted $200,000. >> he didn't prosecute black panthers. he went back and harassed the state. that is...
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it's a civil rights issue. >> and finally granted. as you say they'll be on the wrong side of history. >> it's like when you look at that black and white news footage of the 50s during segregation and you see the white senator from mississippi saying, so and so, and they look like a dinosaur, a monster. that's who peggy scott is going to be 40 or 50 years ago. they call it divisive? what? >> the author, scott dibel he had some things to say about how optimistic he is. >> i'm so proud. we'll be the first state in the upper midwest to make this change on a legislative basis. >> we're so going to encourage them once again to vote no. >> supporters cheered on the senators as they embark on their vote. >> it did pass 37-30 so minnesota will become the 12th state to approve it, and only in the second in the midwest to approve same-sex marriage. >> california-- >> yes california-- >> a great image behind dibble speaking there was a guy with a minnesota vikings hat, one of the players who is in support. a straight guy in support of gay marria
it's a civil rights issue. >> and finally granted. as you say they'll be on the wrong side of history. >> it's like when you look at that black and white news footage of the 50s during segregation and you see the white senator from mississippi saying, so and so, and they look like a dinosaur, a monster. that's who peggy scott is going to be 40 or 50 years ago. they call it divisive? what? >> the author, scott dibel he had some things to say about how optimistic he is. >>...
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they often lecture to law enforcement academies on issues relating to civil rights. would say there has been confusion in this. , remainingforgotten in amazement that the attorney general of the united states said the creating of the mechanism for a path to citizenship is a civil right. i cannot imagine how and what it could mean. at any rate, i want to ask for a vote on it. >> the senator will not be offering it. you have amendment number 11. >> thank you very much. i qualify substitute an amendment to my amendment number 11. >> without objection, the by thent is modified substitute. >> i thank you. chairman, we have worked with senator slake and mccain to address the concerns to my original amendment. i believe we have reached an agreement on the substitute, which i believe, i hope, has their support. the original version of the amendment redefined the southwest border region from within 100 miles from the border to being within 25 miles to the border. current language defines border within 100 miles of the border. san diego is 15 miles from the border. in thisinal
they often lecture to law enforcement academies on issues relating to civil rights. would say there has been confusion in this. , remainingforgotten in amazement that the attorney general of the united states said the creating of the mechanism for a path to citizenship is a civil right. i cannot imagine how and what it could mean. at any rate, i want to ask for a vote on it. >> the senator will not be offering it. you have amendment number 11. >> thank you very much. i qualify...
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secondly, liberal, progressive, voters who believe in civil rights and participatory politics. they are innovative intellectuals. >> one such intellectual is design professor -- is a design professor, responsible for communication and internet policy. he is taking charge of justice and home affairs. up till now, he has been the social democrats' party manager. the big surprise is the union boss. in the past, he has been extremely critical of parties backed by spd reformers like peer steinbrueck. his job is to represent the views of the workers. >> what they say is not good enough -- what chancellor merkel or van der leyen says is not good enough. they should be creating good work. >> peer steinbrueck france introduce further members of his campaign team over the next few weeks -- plans to introduce further members of his campaign team over the next few weeks. >> tens of thousands of manchester united fans celebrated their team's 20th english premier league title. there it is. the players proudly showed off the trophy to supporters. >> it was also an emotional ending to a specta
secondly, liberal, progressive, voters who believe in civil rights and participatory politics. they are innovative intellectuals. >> one such intellectual is design professor -- is a design professor, responsible for communication and internet policy. he is taking charge of justice and home affairs. up till now, he has been the social democrats' party manager. the big surprise is the union boss. in the past, he has been extremely critical of parties backed by spd reformers like peer...
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as the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the u.s. department of justice where he is right now, he has been a voice for the most vulnerable and he's reinvigorated the enforcement of some of our most critical civil rights laws. he has helped more americans achieve the dream of homeownership through his unprecedented efforts to prevent residential lending discrimination. he's helped ensure that people with disabilities have the choice to live in their own homes and communities rather than only in institutional settings. and to make sure that people with disabilities receive the supports and services they need make independent living possible. he has stepped up the department's efforts to protect the employment rights of service members so that our men and women in uniform can return to their jobs and support their families after serving their country. i can tell you that tom perez is passionate about these issues. he's passionate about justice and about fairness, and i believe these are qualities that tom perez learned at the hand of hi
as the assistant attorney general for civil rights at the u.s. department of justice where he is right now, he has been a voice for the most vulnerable and he's reinvigorated the enforcement of some of our most critical civil rights laws. he has helped more americans achieve the dream of homeownership through his unprecedented efforts to prevent residential lending discrimination. he's helped ensure that people with disabilities have the choice to live in their own homes and communities rather...
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and that was going to be a blow for the civil rights movement. so the work was going to people's houses, black people, talking with them, registering the freedom democratic party, have a house meeting, come to a caucus, get elected. working with people to find courage, to find solidarity, to find a sense of hopefulness, to stand up to pretty scary stuff. i mean, you know, three of our group were killed before we even left oxford, ohio. that was goodman, chaney, and schwerner. and so it was, i've often thought about that book by paul tillich, "love, power, and justice." >> bill moyers: "love, power, and justice." >> marshall ganz: and where he argues that power without love can never be just, but similarly love that doesn't take power seriously can never achieve justice. and that was, i think, what i learned. >> bill moyers: you've said that when you tell a story, the story becomes three stories. >> marshall ganz: yes. well, when we do public, so public narrative, is like a leadership skill of moving people to public action. so there's a story of
and that was going to be a blow for the civil rights movement. so the work was going to people's houses, black people, talking with them, registering the freedom democratic party, have a house meeting, come to a caucus, get elected. working with people to find courage, to find solidarity, to find a sense of hopefulness, to stand up to pretty scary stuff. i mean, you know, three of our group were killed before we even left oxford, ohio. that was goodman, chaney, and schwerner. and so it was,...
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. >>> now an occupy date on two civil rights events. in north carolina, this is sent in from the march on north carolina's general assembly. naacp president reverend barber, who we had on the show last week is 49 of those peaceful marchers were arrested by police. the scene was different in minneapolis. just minutes ago when signed in law, the bill legalizing same-sex marriage. minnesota is the 12th state to allow same-sex marriage, and the first state in the midwest. as we try to appear hipper than we actually are lol, stick around. >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. but yet
. >>> now an occupy date on two civil rights events. in north carolina, this is sent in from the march on north carolina's general assembly. naacp president reverend barber, who we had on the show last week is 49 of those peaceful marchers were arrested by police. the scene was different in minneapolis. just minutes ago when signed in law, the bill legalizing same-sex marriage. minnesota is the 12th state to allow same-sex marriage, and the first state in the midwest. as we try to...
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nullification was last used by southern states to try to eviscerate civil rights legislation, to try to prevent states from basically enforcing desegregation and i think history will look back on this round of nullification as kindly as it did on the last round. it is laughable also because it is a total bastardization of the second amendment. the second amendment is not an absolute right, not a god given right, always had conditions upon it like the first amendment has. the idea that the second amendment was put in there in order to allow citizens to fight their government is insane. if that was the case, we wouldn't have also included treason in the united states constitution. we basically said if you take arms up against the government, we're going to knock your block off. and that's what the early presidents ended up doing in the rebellion and the whiskey rebellion. the second amendment is not designed to allow the citizenry to arm itself against the government and nullification is another example of states not understanding the true nature of that amendment. >> do you think we'r
nullification was last used by southern states to try to eviscerate civil rights legislation, to try to prevent states from basically enforcing desegregation and i think history will look back on this round of nullification as kindly as it did on the last round. it is laughable also because it is a total bastardization of the second amendment. the second amendment is not an absolute right, not a god given right, always had conditions upon it like the first amendment has. the idea that the...
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perez is head of the civil rights division at the justice department. he was using a shaky legal theory to ecotract settlement out of banks. mr. perez did a deal with the city to get the case with drawn -- >> from the supreme court? >> from the supreme court docket. >> this was a case that st. paul had been litigating for how long? >> almost a decade. in addition the feds brought two claims again whistle blowers that could have brought home as much as $200 million to taxpayers but that wasn't all. he was -- after south carolina's voice recorder i.d. law was confirm -- voter i.d. law was confirmed by a court, he harassed the state. that's just the beginning, paul. >> what about the emails that he had been using his personal account, personal e-mail account to conduct government business which is a violation of the federal records act? now that has become a source of contention, as well. explain. >> well, the house has been investigating this quid pro quo with the city of st. paul about a year now. well before he was nominated for labor secretary. in the
perez is head of the civil rights division at the justice department. he was using a shaky legal theory to ecotract settlement out of banks. mr. perez did a deal with the city to get the case with drawn -- >> from the supreme court? >> from the supreme court docket. >> this was a case that st. paul had been litigating for how long? >> almost a decade. in addition the feds brought two claims again whistle blowers that could have brought home as much as $200 million to...
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i would be very worried if i were the civil rights community. >> going back to the conversation, you talk about the political context where americans are becoming more and more cynical of this court because they feel it is becoming overly politicized and we heard from the bench, from justice, in particular, the rights complaining about the bill. being 2,700 pages long of even referencing the cornhusker kickback which had been removed from the bill before final passage. so how much do you think the politics around health care and around obama care impact the ultimate decision. >> i think the justices are very aware of what was going on. after the health care decision, i spoke with one who said he really didn't know why but he really felt the outside political pressure more than he had in other cases. not that it affected his decision but it was really hyped. that's really the hardest question to ask, when is the court doing politics. when is the court doing law. >> what i try to say to people in the book. each justice is the sum total of his or her life experiences in life and the law
i would be very worried if i were the civil rights community. >> going back to the conversation, you talk about the political context where americans are becoming more and more cynical of this court because they feel it is becoming overly politicized and we heard from the bench, from justice, in particular, the rights complaining about the bill. being 2,700 pages long of even referencing the cornhusker kickback which had been removed from the bill before final passage. so how much do you...
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so the nuclear issue is separate from the human rights and the civil rights issue in iran. it is ggest always absolutely ok for us as americans, for independent non-n.g.o.'s and even for the u.s. government to express smay " dismay about human rights abuses and moral support for iranians trying to build a better society in iran. but to make that a primary situation won't get us anywhere with -- [cell phone ringing] >> i like that cell phone ring. mine doesn't work. it's not getting us anywhere in terms of trying to come to some sort of agreement on the nuclear issue p iran. it's not a cell phone. someone is practicing. even better. a musical accompaniment. [laughter] >> i'm not going to be too long because i know people actually prefer to ask questions and try to get answers to questions rather than just listen to me go on and on about various things that could bore you to tears. [[[[[ççççççç . . >> we examine the bomb. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. the attacks in boston shook this nation and brought back memory of that date in septem
so the nuclear issue is separate from the human rights and the civil rights issue in iran. it is ggest always absolutely ok for us as americans, for independent non-n.g.o.'s and even for the u.s. government to express smay " dismay about human rights abuses and moral support for iranians trying to build a better society in iran. but to make that a primary situation won't get us anywhere with -- [cell phone ringing] >> i like that cell phone ring. mine doesn't work. it's not getting...
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from the civil war era, right up to today. and through it all, the california teachers association has stood strong. for the legislation that established california's free public schools... ensuring funding for all students... the first law to reduce class sizes... and establishing community colleges. our schools may have changed, but our commitment to california's children never will... because we know quality public schools make a better california for all of us. >>> the world woke up to a stunning announcement today from angelina jolie. she had a double mastectomy to reduce her chance of getting breast cancer. through genetic testing, jolie learned she had an 87% chance of breast cancer. and a 50% risk of ovarian cancer. she did the testing because she lost her mother to ovarian cancer in 2007. in an editorial in today's "new york times" she writes in part, once i knew that this was my reality, i decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much as i could. i'm writing about it now because i hope that other women can
from the civil war era, right up to today. and through it all, the california teachers association has stood strong. for the legislation that established california's free public schools... ensuring funding for all students... the first law to reduce class sizes... and establishing community colleges. our schools may have changed, but our commitment to california's children never will... because we know quality public schools make a better california for all of us. >>> the world woke...
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. >> the patriot act opened the door to all of this, the beginning of stripping the civil rights away in this country now it pinches at the press and they're up in arms. >> we already know how fox news is upset about them probing into the occupy movement, because they were totally on this side of that, of course. when it comes to a big i guess stew of all the things that everyone seeing happening so bad in this administration, benghazi, the i.r.a. the a.p. problem. the bush administration did all kinds of probes with the i.r.s. this is the one we go what's going on oh. the problem is, the opposition doesn't really care. as long as there's more things to throw at them to say look at this, look at this, look at that! >> they would do the exact same thing. well, john mccain who was calling for investigations of any national security leaders. >> he was calling for investigations. >> i just think that the white house right now it's sort of about nothing. >> government's about nothing. i'm sorry ben. >> no, lincoln ended slavery that was his impressive legacy, l.b.j. gave us vietnam. reagan
. >> the patriot act opened the door to all of this, the beginning of stripping the civil rights away in this country now it pinches at the press and they're up in arms. >> we already know how fox news is upset about them probing into the occupy movement, because they were totally on this side of that, of course. when it comes to a big i guess stew of all the things that everyone seeing happening so bad in this administration, benghazi, the i.r.a. the a.p. problem. the bush...
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he's a decent person who turned around the department of justice, civil rights division. he speaks out for what is right for all americans. he is eminently qualified to be secretary of labor. that nomination is being blocked not by a vote on the floor, but to gum up theways operations of the united states senate. it has nothing to do with information not made available, it has everything to do with obstructionism. as we saw with the majority leader's request for us to go to a conference committee with the house on the budget, they use procedural hurdles to block the actions on key issues here so we can even take up bills. this is a pattern we have seen. my friends on the judiciary committee have seen how the republicans have blocked votes on nominations for judges thomas and how long it takes to get a judge confirmed here. and how long it takes to get a judge confirmed here. madam chair, remember very the nuclear we had option that was being considered. had senators that got together and said, we don't want that to happen. we are seeing it employed the republicans today i
he's a decent person who turned around the department of justice, civil rights division. he speaks out for what is right for all americans. he is eminently qualified to be secretary of labor. that nomination is being blocked not by a vote on the floor, but to gum up theways operations of the united states senate. it has nothing to do with information not made available, it has everything to do with obstructionism. as we saw with the majority leader's request for us to go to a conference...
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in 1964, lbj finally broke the southern filibuster in the senate and passed the civil rights act. his opponent in that fall's election was barry goldwater, a republican who had joined the southern filibuster. nationally, goldwater was a disaster. he was flown out from coast to coast. but in the south, especially the deep south, he was a hit! in south carolina, he took 59% of the vote. in alabama, 69%. in mississippi, 87%. yes, 87% for barry goldwater. this really was when the modern southern republican party was born. the voting rights act was passed a year later in 1965 and reinfranchised southerners began leaving the democratic party and claiming the gop as their new home. the sorting out process took decades, but today it's basically complete. and the statistics are stark. today, republican presidential candidates routinely win three quarters of the white vote in the south. in the deep south, that's south carolina, georgia, alabama, mississippi, and louisiana, the number is even higher. mitt romney racked up 89% of the white vote in mississippi last year. much was made of presi
in 1964, lbj finally broke the southern filibuster in the senate and passed the civil rights act. his opponent in that fall's election was barry goldwater, a republican who had joined the southern filibuster. nationally, goldwater was a disaster. he was flown out from coast to coast. but in the south, especially the deep south, he was a hit! in south carolina, he took 59% of the vote. in alabama, 69%. in mississippi, 87%. yes, 87% for barry goldwater. this really was when the modern southern...
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and very smart in moving for their civil rights. >> newt gingrich, do you think -- i haven't heard whether you say you think a republican nominee for president can support gay marriage? >> i think that's up to -- i doubt it. but i think that's up in the air. i do think things are changing. but what i'm struck with is, the one sidedness of the desire for rights. there are no rights for catholics to have adoption services in massachusetts. they're outlawed. there are no rights in d.c. for catholics to have adoption services. they're outlawed. this passing reference to religion. we sort of respect religion. sure. as long as you don't practice it. it would be good to have a debate over -- beyond this question of are you able to be gay in america. what does it mean? does it mean you have to actually affirmatively eliminate any institution which does not automatically accept that and, therefore, you're now going to have a secular state, a wide range of religious groups, catholics, protestants, orthodox jews, mormons, muslims, you cannot practice your religion the way you believe and we will outl
and very smart in moving for their civil rights. >> newt gingrich, do you think -- i haven't heard whether you say you think a republican nominee for president can support gay marriage? >> i think that's up to -- i doubt it. but i think that's up in the air. i do think things are changing. but what i'm struck with is, the one sidedness of the desire for rights. there are no rights for catholics to have adoption services in massachusetts. they're outlawed. there are no rights in d.c....
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comparing your movement to his. >> so they're suggesting civil rights should have been armed? >> a quote about that last winter. limbaugh -- >> guns versus hoses. >> saying if representative lewis, john lewis had a gun at the edmond pettus bridge in mobile, the movement would have looked different because rush limbaugh thinks it would have been a good idea if civil rights marchers had opened fire on alabama policemen. >> stephanie: that would have ended well for everybody. >> it is just simply firearms sales. could this be anymore obviously -- he doesn't care who buys them as long as everyone is. >> stephanie: yep. exactly. >> and the billions keep coming for firearms company. absolutely. >> stephanie: the important issue, as you point out benghazi. seriously, we're going to have our eighth, ninth benghazi hearing because someone agrees with what the administration had said. one of the blockbuster benghazi whistle-blowers testified about benghazi last year. >> you know, this was the quote whistle-blower who was quote silenced by the state department to testify in public last o
comparing your movement to his. >> so they're suggesting civil rights should have been armed? >> a quote about that last winter. limbaugh -- >> guns versus hoses. >> saying if representative lewis, john lewis had a gun at the edmond pettus bridge in mobile, the movement would have looked different because rush limbaugh thinks it would have been a good idea if civil rights marchers had opened fire on alabama policemen. >> stephanie: that would have ended well for...